Hose coupling



April 2o, 1937.

M. H. BENNETT HOSE COUPLING Filed Dec. 16, 1955 a. I n I w m m5 um m m N R vHDw m ME 0 M .w .mN m.Jl n 6 Patented Apr. 20, 1937 HOSE coUrmNG Morris H. Bennett, deceased, late of Prospect, Conm, by John T. Monzani, administrator, Waterbury, Com, assignor to Scovill Manufacturing Company, Waterbury, Conn., a corporation of Connecticut Application December 16, 1935, Serial No. 54,631

'1 Claim.

Thisinvention, relates to hose couplings, and more particularly to a two-part coupling, the sections of which may be quickly and easily coupled and uncoupled.

One object of this invention is to provide a hose coupling of the above nature in which both sections are constructed of inexpensive metal shells instead of from expensive forgings or castings.

of the above nature which comprises a pair of telescoping male and female members having polygonal interfitting sections to prevent relative rotation of one member with respect to the other,

one member including a swiveling locking cam sleeve for engaging with cooperating lugs on the other member, whereby said members may be locked securely together in liquid-tight connection.

A further object is to provide a hose coupling of the above naturewhich will be simple in construction, inexpensive to manufacture, easy to assemble and manipulate, compact, ornamental in appearance, and very eflicient and durable in use.

With these and other objects in view there has been illustrated on the accompanying drawing one form in which the invention may be conveniently embodied in practice.

In thedrawing:

Fig. 1 represents a side View of the hose coupling as it appears with the parts assembled.

Fig. 2 is 'asimilar view with the couplingmeme bers in detached position.

' Fig. 3 is an enlarged vertical longitudinal sec- 35 tional view of the coupling members, as shown in Fig. 4 is an end view of the male coupling mem-' ber.

Fig. 5 is an end view of the female coupling 40 member.

Fig. 6 is a transverse sectional "ew of the coupling, taken along the line 6-6 of Fig. 1, looking I in thedirection of the arrows, andshowing the relative position of the male' and female members 45 before the cam sleeve is rotated into locked position.

Referring now to the drawing in which like reference numerals denote corresponding parts throughout the several views, ,the numerals I ll 50 and H indicate respectively a pair of cooperating tubular male and female coupling members which may readily be coupled and uncoupled by manipulating a swiveled camsleeve l2 in a manner to be later described. 5 The male member l0 comprises a. reduced taper- A further object is to provide a hose coupling ing hose engaging section l3, an intermediate cylindrical section M upon which thecam sleeve I2 is journaled, and a forward enlarged octagois adaptedto be forcibly inserted into the end of 'the rubber hose 20, and. is provided with a plurality of surrounding hose engaging clincher teeth 2i which are adapted to be pounded inwardly and embedded within the exterior surface of the rubber covered hose so as to assure a permanent and liquid-tight connection between the male member l0 and the hose 2!).

The tubular female member ll includes a rear interiorly threaded attachment socket 22 and a forward octagonal collar 23 shaped to fit loosely over the collar l5 of the male coupling member ID. The rear end of the female collar 23 is provided with an enlarged grooved octagonal section 24 adjoining which isatrans'verse annular shoulder 25, upon which a flat octagonal rubber washer 26 is adapted to seat. The rubber washer 26 ispreferably made of such a diameter as to fit snugly in the enlarged grooved section 24, whereby it vwill be prevented from'falling out when the male coupling member is not in assembled position.

The end of the attachment socket. 22 adjacen the base of the female collar 23 is provided with an inturned annular shoulder or ledge 21 which abuts flat against the annular shoulder and is held rigidly in position with respect thereto by spinning the inner rim 28 of said shoulder 25 outwardly around the inner edge of the annular ledge 21. A flat rubber washer 29 is disposed in the base of the attachment socket 22, and is adapted to seat upon the ledge 21 and rim 28 to produce a liquid-tight seal between said body 22 supply to which it may be attached. The exterior surface of the socket 22 is preferably formed with a pair. of spaced knurled finger gripping ribs 30 and 3| to facilitate the manipulation thereof. The cam sleeve I2 is provided with an exterior annular cup 32, preferably knurled at 33 and embracing the outside of the cup ill to effect a permanent, and rigid connection therebetween. I

The exterior cup 32 is formed with an inwardly directed annular flange 34, from which extend a pair of diametrically opposed arcuate cam segments 38, 39, between which-are slots and a threaded faucet or other source of liquid f Operation In operation, the socket 22 will preferably firstbe connected to the threaded spout of a faucet or other source of liquid supply, not shown. The octagonal collar l5 of the male coupling member l will then be alined with the octagonal collar 23 of the female coupling member II, and the cam sleeve I2 manually rotated until the slots 35 are brought into alinement with the locking lugs 36. The male coupling member II will next be inserted longitudinally into the female coupling member III as far as it will go, and the inner end of the male collar IE will then abut againstlthe rubber washer 26.

Finally, to complete the assembly, the cam sleeve 12 will be manually turned in a clockwise direction, as .viewed in Fig. 6, to cause the locking lugs 36 of thefemale coupling member II to ride over the inclined edges 40 and ll of the cam skirts 38 and 39. This action will embed the end of the male collar l tightly in the rubber washer 26 and eifect a liquid-tight seal between the coupling members.

To detach the coupling members, the operation is the reverse of that just described, it being only necessary to rotate the cam sleeve i2 in a counterclockwise direction as far as it will go, whereupon the coupling members i ll and H may be easily pulled apart.

While there has been disclosed in this specification one form in which the invention may be embodied, it is to be understood that this form is shown for the purpose of illustration only,

and that the invention is not to be limited to the specific disclosure but may be modified and embodied in various other forms without departing from its spirit. In short, the invention includes all the modifications and embodiments coming within the scope of the following claim.

-- Having thus fully described the invention,

what is claimed as new, and for which it is desired to secure Letters Patent, is:

In a detachable hose coupling, the parts of which are formed from sheet material, a pair of telescoping shell members having mating polygonal parts for non-rotative liquid-tight connection with .each other, the outer of said shell members having a pair of outstanding lugs, the inner of said members carrying a swiveled sleeve with inwardly extending cams for engaging said lugs to lock said shell members in assembled position, said cam sleeve comprising a pair of interfitted'annular cups, one of said cups being journaled on a cylindrical section of said inner shell member, and the other annular cup having its inner edge provided with a pair of arcuate lug-engaging cam segments spaced from the exterior surface of said inner shell member.

JOHN T. MONZANI, Administrator of Morris H. Bennett, Deceased. 

